A Bupa carer was caught on a family's spy cam verbally abusing a dementia patient before twice spraying an aerosol in her MOUTH, a court heard. She can be seen telling the elderly widow that having Impulse body spray in her mouth was "better than poo" before ordering her to "wash your mouth" with a flannel. Birmingham Magistrates Court saw secret footage of Susan Draper, 43 - who had worked at Perry Locks Care Home in Birmingham for 17 years...
By Barry Jotter Philip Hammond's statement that the global trade deals promised by Theresa May after Brexit will make little difference to the British economy is the smoking gun of pragmatism. ‘Much of our trade with the world is service trade, where free trade agreements won’t make any particular difference,’ said the Chancellor. What this statement means is that of the 14.6% of the UK economy that is based on production, very little is of it is exported outside...
A police officer who tasered an elderly race relations adviser in the face will appear before a court accused of assault. PC Claire Boddie, 47, tasered Avon and Somerset Police's race relations advisor, Judah Adunbi, in an early morning confrontation on January 14. This is the shocking moment Judah Adunbi was tasered in the face by a police officer in Bristol. The grandfather was mistaken for a wanted man and refused to give his name, before he was tasered. His...
An aristocrat accused of offering £,5000 to "accidentally" run over leading Brexit challenger Gina Miller in a series of Facebook post, a court heard (today). Rhodri Philipps, the 4th Viscount St Davids, 50, added she was a "bloody troublesome first generation immigrant" who should be sent back to her "stinking Jungle. He allegeded made the comments on November 7 last year - four days after Ms Miller won a landmark High Court challenge over Brexit. Philipps, also known as Lord...
The Daily Express has lead with twice as many stories about foreigners entering (or attempting to enter) Britain and the EU as the next nearest national newspaper. The paper, which is edited by Hugh Whittow, has already published sixteen front pages this year on the subject, which is twice as much as The Times and over three times more than The Sun. One such title from earlier in the year claimed there would be a rush of a million migrants to the...
Light-hearted police left a "kind" note saying "Oops! Sorry we missed you" after digging up a cannabis plantation in woodlands. Officers discovered the haul of plants in woods and jokingly left a message for the criminals. After unearthing the Class B narcotics near Oxford, Thames Valley Police left a "sorry you were out" note and offered to discuss a deal. The letter was signed off with "lots of love" from the force and finished with the hashtag "WeveGotManners". The cheeky...
Protomartyr have released the first single, and indeed first track, from their upcoming album. ‘A Private Understanding’ is the opener for their fourth full-length, and was pegged as the album's opening statement the second it was finished. At once beautiful and brutal, it mutates from drum-led oddity to unlikely anthem, with some of Casey’s most potent lyrical work at its centre: “Sorrow's the wind blowing through/Truth is hiding in the wire.” The video, shared today, was inspired by a recent...
Tory MP and prominent Brexiteer Anne Marie Morris has been recorded saying that a Brexit no deal would be a "real n*****r in the woodpile" at a meeting of eurosceptics in Central London. The member of parliament for Newton Abbott was discussing what financial services deal the UK could struck with Brussels after 2019. After saying just seven per cent of financial services in the UK would be affected by Brexit, Morris said: “Now I’m sure there will be many people who’ll...
Bleakender III @The Shacklewell Arms 7.7.17 Last weekend saw Night Terror's third edition of their Bleakender events, boasting a range of underground acts over three nights in the cosy confines of the Shacklewell Arms' gig room. The events are always free, always packed and always loud as all hell. TLE got down on the Friday night to catch Es, Housewives and surprise guests Spectres in all their blaring psych-out glory. Es Es Es Spectres Spectres Spectres Housewives Housewives Housewives Housewives...
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